Record Christmas sales for UK retailers showed that shoppers turned towards turkey crowns rather than whole turkeys during December in an attempt to crack down on endless leftovers, according to research analyst Kantar Worldpanel.

China and its international relationships could be the driving force behind growth in the global poultry market in 2019 as it comes out of what has been described as one of the most turbulent years in decades.

Bulgarian poultry producer and processor Gradus AD has announced its subsidiary Lora - 2004 EOOD has completed the construction of a new facility to increase its broiler breeding capacity in Madjerito, in southern Bulgaria.